Small chimney fire at abandoned building on Hermitage Rd, Richmond VA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 09/10/2025 05:34 PM (PDT)

Near Hermitage Rd, Richmond, VA 23220

Fire units responded to an abandoned three-story building near Hermitage Road, at the site of H. Cobb Lumber Company. Smoke and a small fire were confirmed in the building's chimney. There were no visible flames from three sides of the building. Firefighters held their lines and investigated the small chimney fire.

Audio|Source: Richmond City Fire Dispatch

03:30

Transcript:

00:00

Building Fire, near Hermitage Road, at the H.

00:04

Cobb Lumber Company Incorporated.

00:05

Engine, 10, engine 5, engine 12, engine 18, engine 16, truck 3, dot 6, safety 1, battalion 2, and battalion 3.

00:16

Building fire, near Hermitage Road, at the H.

00:20

H. Cobb Lumber Company Incorporated.

00:21

Cross streets, are Westleigh Street and OV Lane.

00:24

On tap Channel 6.

00:25

Timeout, 2034.

00:27

Units responded near Hermitage.

00:29

Engine 10 is going to have the higher they're up here across the street at OMB and Hermitage.

00:33

Section Counties, Inchinson as Hydrant Ome, a hermitage.

00:36

Show and all comes around near Hermitage for the structure fire.

00:39

Co-invisor smoke coming from the building appears to be on fire.

00:43

Unknown if they once inside, one or engine 10, engine 5, engine 12, engine 18, engine 16, truck 3, truck 6, 51, 2, 22, and 2nd, 2nd, 2nd, 2nd, 3.

00:51

Showdown comes around 2034.

00:52

Regiment, truck three is arriving.

00:54

Got a bandit building, nothing shown from the Alpha Side investigate.

00:57

Truck three on the same impossible bandit building, nothing visible from the office side.

01:01

We'll rescue as command, 23, six.

01:03

Third dude from tagging two, going to call a second hundred.

01:06

We were you in engine 12?

01:08

Engine 16 from Agent 12, we're going to reverse Lay from the scene to the secondary hydrant of O&B and Hermitage due to the tracks.

01:16

16 to Ubis.

01:17

What hydrant, you take it again?

01:19

All right, we're a virtual a lay from the scene to owns me in Hermitage.

01:23

So how did we have?

01:24

We're at the Hodernet Ombia.

01:25

All, Battalion 3 is on scene, Hermitage Road.

01:28

All assume Hermitage Command.

01:29

I've got a three-story type 3 abandoned, same report as Truck 3.

01:34

I got nothing visible from three sides.

01:36

Companies respond to the Hermit's road.

01:38

Hold your lines. You've got a small fire in a chimney.

01:41

All right, command received small fire, small fire.

01:46

I believe you said exterior the building.

01:49

Companies hold your lines. Don't be taking the secondary hydrogen.

01:51

Lee and Harrimanage.

01:52

That's the copies, 12 has Hydron and Lee in hermitage.

01:55

There's a small fire in the chimney companies to hold their lines.

01:59

The time three is on scene and the assuming command has a type 3, three story.

02:04

Truck to the investigating group 2039 hours.

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Near Hermitage Rd, Richmond, VA 23220

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